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Escape, “A Tooth for Paul Revere,” originally broadcast July 4, 1948, is episode 45. This Fourth of July historical fantasy adapts Stephen Vincent Benét’s 1937 short story, with a radio adaptation by John Dunkel and direction by Norman Macdonnell.

Massachusetts farmer Lige Butterwick has one pressing concern: a miserable toothache. Sent toward colonial Boston to seek the help of silversmith Paul Revere, Lige’s practical mission leads through the tense, colorful world of the American Revolution. Harry Bartell stars as Lige, with Parley Baer as Revere and Berry Kroeger in multiple roles.

Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
30:11 Closing

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The Weird Circle presents “The Curse of the Mantle,” episode 32, originally broadcast April 2, 1944. This supernatural suspense drama adapts Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1838 tale “Lady Eleanore’s Mantle,” with Maurice Tarplin credited in the cast.

In colonial Massachusetts, Lady Eleanore, the governor’s niece, acquires a luxurious mantle shadowed by a sinister reputation. As the garment’s influence seems to grow, her fiancé George Helwyse faces mounting unease in a community already gripped by fear and a smallpox outbreak.

Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
24:51 Closing

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The Devil and Mr. O presents “Mr Freak,” episode 5, originally broadcast October 15, 1971. This syndicated presentation retitles Arch Oboler’s earlier drama “The Ugliest Man in the World.”

Raymond Edward Johnson stars as Paul Martin, a poet haunted by a lifetime of public cruelty over his appearance. In a somber, memory-driven psychological drama, Martin confronts loneliness, humiliation, dignity, and the fragile possibility of human connection, including an encounter with a young blind woman. Ann Shephard also appears.

Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
31:00 Closing

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The Sealed Book, “The Accusing Corpse,” originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on April 29, 1945. This is episode 7 of the 30-minute mystery anthology, hosted by Philip Clarke.

At wealthy stockbroker Philip Drake’s country home, his wife Vivian is preparing to leave after only three months of marriage. When Drake calls on Roger to intervene, a bitter domestic confrontation leads into a chilling mystery of private motives, conflicting evidence, and a corpse that refuses to remain easily explained. Written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, the story reworks their earlier The Mysterious Traveler script.

Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
30:33 Closing

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Mollé Mystery Theatre presents “Nightmare,” originally broadcast November 28, 1944. This surviving Armed Forces Radio Service presentation aired as Mystery Playhouse #50, adapted from Cornell Woolrich’s William Irish story “And So to Death,” later retitled “Nightmare.”

When Vince’s nightmare of murder begins to match unsettling physical clues and a police report from Clarksburg, he seeks help from his brother-in-law, homicide detective Cliff Dodge. Though Vince insists he has never visited the town, a stormy drive toward an isolated house raises disturbing questions about dreams, memory, and evidence. Peter Lorre hosts the AFRS Mystery Playhouse broadcast.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
30:41 Closing

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Dark Fantasy presents “Demon Tree,” episode 4, originally broadcast December 5, 1941. This NBC sustaining drama was written by Scott Bishop and produced by John I. Prosser.

At a country inn near England’s Barlow Forest, four friends bound for London hear an ominous local legend about an ancient oak that stalks the woods and strangles those who approach it. A chilling old newspaper account and a possible personal connection to the cursed tale draw them toward the forest path in search of the so-called strangling oak. The cast includes Eleanor Naylor Caughron, Ben Morris, Garland Moss, and Murillo Schofield.

Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
24:18 Closing

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The Devil and Mr. O presents “Gravestone,” episode 6, originally broadcast October 22, 1971. Written by Arch Oboler, this syndicated presentation is a retitled revival of his 1942 Lights Out! drama, “Poltergeist.”

During a winter sleigh outing, three city women discover a snow-covered country cemetery. A bit of carefree play among the half-buried gravestones gives way to unease when an old warning about disturbed graves begins to feel all too real.

Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
29:59 Closing

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The Weird Circle presents “The Strange Judgment,” episode 30, originally broadcast March 19, 1944. This NBC-syndicated adaptation draws on Honoré de Balzac’s 1834 tale Un drame au bord de la mer, also known as La Justice paternelle.

On the rugged Brittany coast, an elderly man living alone beside the sea recalls his earlier life as Pierre, a prosperous fisherman. As Pierre and his wife Brouin grow troubled by the increasingly cruel behavior of their son Jacques, a missing family provision pushes long-simmering fears toward a private and terrible reckoning.

Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
26:30 Closing

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The Devil and Mr. O, episode 17, “Official Killer,” originally broadcast January 7, 1972. Written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler, this syndicated revival installment retells his earlier Lights Out drama, “State Executioner.”

In Georgian England under King George III, Samuel Jones serves as the Crown’s official executioner. Alone with the weight of his profession, he confronts the pride, isolation, and private conscience of a man bound to the gallows. Featuring Mercedes McCambridge and Byron Kane.

Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
29:36 Closing

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Suspense presents “Black Path of Fear,” episode 107, originally broadcast on CBS on August 31, 1944. Adapted by Robert Tallman from Cornell Woolrich’s 1944 novel, this Havana-set noir thriller stars Brian Donlevy as Bill Scott, with Lurene Tuttle and John McIntire.

After fleeing to 1940s Havana with the wife of a gangster, former chauffeur Bill Scott finds his escape collapsing into danger. With police scrutiny mounting and powerful enemies nearby, he must find his way through an unfamiliar city and clear his name.

Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
30:43 Closing

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